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1) The document analyzes the velocity magnitude along the x and y axes of a given flow field. The velocity increases linearly with distance from the origin along each axis. 2) It then examines the velocity along the line y=x, finding the magnitude increases linearly with the radial position r. 3) The streamlines of the flow field are calculated to be concentric circles, with the velocity approaching zero at the center.

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Problem 2.11 PDF

1) The document analyzes the velocity magnitude along the x and y axes of a given flow field. The velocity increases linearly with distance from the origin along each axis. 2) It then examines the velocity along the line y=x, finding the magnitude increases linearly with the radial position r. 3) The streamlines of the flow field are calculated to be concentric circles, with the velocity approaching zero at the center.

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Problem 2.

11 [Difficulty: 3]

Given: Flow field

Find: Plot of velocity magnitude along axes, and y = x; Equation for streamlines

Solution:
M⋅ y M⋅ x
On the x axis, y = 0, so u=− =0 v=
2⋅ π 2⋅ π
Plotting
200

150
v (m/s)

100

50

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

x (km)
The velocity is perpendicular to the axis and increases linearly with distance x.

This can also be plotted in Excel.


M⋅ y M⋅ x
On the y axis, x = 0, so u=− v= =0
2⋅ π 2⋅ π
Plotting
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
− 50
u (m/s)

− 100

− 150

− 200

y (km)

The velocity is perpendicular to the axis and increases linearly with distance y.
This can also be plotted in Excel.
M⋅ y M⋅ x M⋅ x
On the y = x u=− =− v=
axis 2⋅ π 2⋅ π 2⋅ π

The flow is perpendicular to line y = x: Slope of line y = 1


x:
u
Slope of trajectory of = −1
motion: v
2 2 2 2
If we define the radial position: r= x +y then along y = r= x + x = 2⋅ x
x
2 2 M 2 2 M⋅ 2⋅ x M⋅ r
Then the magnitude of the velocity along y = x is V = u +v = ⋅ x +x = =
2⋅ π 2⋅ π 2⋅ π

Plotting
200

150
V(m/s)

100

50

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

r (km)

This can also be plotted in


Excel. M⋅ x
v dy 2⋅ π x
For = = =−
streamlines u dx M⋅ y y
−
2⋅ π

So, separating y ⋅ dy = −x ⋅ dx
variables

2 2
y x
Integrati =− +c
ng 2 2

2 2
The solution x +y =C which is the equation of a
is circle.
The streamlines form a set of concentric circles.

This flow models a rigid body vortex flow. See Example 5.6 for streamline plots. Streamlines are circular, and the velocity
approaches zero as we approach the center. In Problem 2.10, we see that the streamlines are also circular. In a real tornado, at
large distances from the center, the velocities behave as in Problem 2.10; close to the center, they behave as in this problem.

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